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  1. adambr2
    No, not always. Hiura is still technically a prospect. Would you trade him for a proven guy just for the sake of having the proven guy? What if we had traded Woodruff for Machado last year? Where would we be now? The problem with your approach is two-fold. First, every great player was once a prospect. Every single one. You never find out which ones will make it if you never give them a chance. Imagine if the Dodgers had traded Cody Bellinger at the deadline for some immediate help 3 years ago because hey, he was just a prospect, go get some proven talent, right? The other problem is that if you are constantly using your prospects as trade chips you will eventually run out of them so you can't be reckless about using them that way.
  2. adambr2
    I very much doubt that gets it done. A likely reliever, a guy with a starter's arsenal that bombed so bad that he had to move back to the bullpen and then back and forth between the bullpen and the minors and then a SS that's going to be entering arbitration that's maybe like a 2 WAR guy. Adding another smaller piece on to that doesn't do much. Syndergaard has his warts too, that and the fact that the Mets may prefer to retool rather than rebuild are the only reason we are talking about him. If Hiura is out we likely can't compete with the Stros and Padres in a prospect package so this is the best we got. We reportedly have interest so we must have something worthwhile to offer. I don't read into us having interest hardly at all anymore. It seems like we kick the tires on just about everyone.
  3. adambr2
    I do cheer loud for him when I'm at MP. I promise.
  4. adambr2
    I see him as more of your favorite beer after it's gone skunky. It's been around awhile and won't be nearly as good anymore, but the liquor store is closed and you don't really have other options, so it'll get the job done.
  5. adambr2
    Lutz AND Turang? I'm out... Mets would be out long before that anyway. I just don't see a real centerpiece here. I guess it's Turang, but there will be teams offering much better centerpieces.
  6. adambr2
    I think you guys are reading way too much into the trade valuation site to try to gauge the market on Stroman and Giles. This is going to be a very expensive package. Arcia+Peralta+Ray, IMO, isn't getting it done. If there's a bidding war, you can throw the trade evaluators right out the window. Every contender could use Stroman and Giles. Not only that but neither is a rental. So many contenders have numerous trade chips that could be used to outbid us instantly. Guys like Corey Ray are just not going to move the needle. Unless we're really willing to pony up, I just don't think this is realistic. They've already even said they want to deal these guys separately to maximize the value.
  7. adambr2
    Well this is how we were operating 5-10 years ago. The problem is you eventually completely deplete your farm system and have no trade chips left to make these deals, (we were in a position where one of our top prospects, Erik Komatsu was good enough to land....a 35 year old Jerry Hairston) and at some point your veterans are weaker, you can't retain the better ones and you end up in a rebuild which we did. . It isn't that bad yet, but we already don't have much of a farm system left. Who specifically are these big acquisitions you want to make and who are you giving up to get them? Again, if it's truly a huge get, most 'contenders' which is probably half the league, will be in on it, and guys like Freddy Peralta and Orlando Arcia aren't going to cut it when you're competing with farm systems like Houston, Atlanta, and San Diego.
  8. adambr2
    This is the 3rd straight year you have said this. If we had followed your line of thinking, there would be nothing left to trade. Ironically, we wouldn't be contending anyway, because we would have traded everything we have to land Quintana, and in turn -- Yelich wouldn't be here. You know we can't go big every year, right? In any event, I'm not sure why you think this team, other than just getting really lucky, has a chance to get by even the Braves much less the Dodgers in the NL playoffs, two far superior teams. Half the teams in the NL should feel they have just as good of a chance. At what point are you not going to "go for it?" Here's your other problem. We don't have a lot of trade capital. Any of these really really big fish that you want, if we don't put Hiura or Hader on the table, which we won't because that also hurts us now, almost any contender out there can and will outbid us. These Burnes, Peralta, Arcia pieces, aren't going to get it done if it's for someone that teams like the Astros or Braves have any desire for.
  9. adambr2
    Not a chance.
  10. adambr2
    Also, both these statements can be true; Arcia is playing plus defense AND "it’s not been to the level it was in the past.” That was what Counsell said about him. He wasn't playing AS good as he has in the past. Also, since this is basically a debate between Arcia and Dubon, Dubon is hitting the same balls Arcia is, just at a lower level and I don't think even the Maurico's father here believe that he's going to defend better than Arcia. Sorry, H&T, I just can't personally agree with us. You don't make that kind of a move (DFA Perez and start Saladino over Arcia half the time) if Arcia simply isn't as good as he was in the past defensively, but *is* elite. I expect Counsell to be somewhat diplomatic, and he was, but in no uncertain terms he said Arcia isn't getting it done defensively, IMO. That's a pretty extreme statement to bring in a 30 year old, 67 OPS+ career journeyman to take playing time from your 25 year old young SS. You don't do that unless you're pretty strongly dissatisfied. Do I think Dubon will defend as well as Arcia, I really have no idea, I know Arcia is capable of more, but from I believe about the statement and circumstances, Arcia's defense right now isn't good enough right now to even make Counsell comfortable with him starting every day, much less being near elite.
  11. adambr2
    Agreed. There's no centerpiecing Arcia, Burnes, Peralta, Lutz, or Turang around Syndergaard. They'll want Hiura or Hader (knowing we obviously aren't giving them Yelich), we'll say no, and that will be the end of it.
  12. adambr2
    It's fair to be skeptical of Dubon being an upgrade over Arcia. But it seems like a good time to remind those who often point to the defensive skills of Arcia of this. Arcia's own manager hasn't been happy with his defense. So much so, that they brought up Saladino, who has stolen a great deal of playing time from Arcia since his callup, and surely isn't here for his bat.
  13. adambr2
    Braun has a 0.6 WAR this year and he is right in line with projections and recent year performance. He isn't a particular valuable player anymore, no matter how you want to break the numbers down. He is still here because he has a large contract through next year. And goodness, the cherry picking a bad stretch out of someone's stats this year is getting really out of hand. Braun's production is what it is this year. You can "dig through the weeds" on almost any player, cherry pick a bad stretch, polish them right up and make them look good. It's been done excessively this season, with numerous players. No, consistency is not the most important thing, production is. We've got consistent players on the team, but most of them (Cain, for example), have been consistently mediocre this season. Braun is actually not very consistent at this point in his career at all. He'll have a great stretch when he swings a great bat, then he'll have an awful stretch, and if you really "dig through the weeds" you can find more of those than just that one 10 game stretch this year.
  14. adambr2
    Heck I'm wondering if Supak should just skip AAA and come right up to MLB. It's certainly not unprecedented to do that jump, and it's not like anyone in our current rotation is blocking him. He's already on the 40.
  15. adambr2
    I guess it may be semantics to decide on the definition of 'productive MLB player,' but he's been above replacement level every year (yes, including 2018) other than his partial first-year of 2016. When you perform better throughout almost your entire career than the guys you can plug in at the position each offseason, I DO think that's a productive MLB player.... As you say, "productive" is a subjective term in the eye of the beholder, but if your definition is to be above replacement level, I would argue that that team of "productive" players will be a really bad team. I think the average MLB starter is somewhere in the ballpark of a 2.0 WAR.
  16. adambr2
    Just to brighten things up even more, Counsell said in no uncertain terms that Dubon will be heading back down. So there will be plenty more Tyler Saladino coming up in the 2nd half.
  17. adambr2
    After seeing Guerra put every pitch on a tee 2 days ago, not exactly shocking to see he was a dumpster fire today.
  18. adambr2
    Please make Saladino go away.
  19. adambr2
    Man if we can get Jesus back again. .
  20. adambr2
    Of course it's all about winning series.' That's how the standings work, right? Series wins and series losses. Not games won or lost.
  21. adambr2
    Counsell is a total grinch if he doesn't pull Saladino for Dubon at some point today.
  22. adambr2
    Who are these "most of" Missions regulars with better offensive numbers than Dubon? Freitas, Spangenberg and Grisham, who just came up? That is not "most of". And a .491 slugging percentage is quite good and shows a considerable improvement for a guy who has never been much of a power hitter.
  23. adambr2
    That oughta do it.
  24. adambr2
    Houser has a 8.47 ERA in 5 starts this year, and a 1.05 ERA in 14 relief appearances. Perhaps this is not his most suitable role.
  25. adambr2
    That was anything if not predictable.
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